President Donald Trump says the U.S. is only “semi-negotiating” with Iran, while Tehran insists there are no talks at all and has laid out new demands before it will fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting a key part of Trump’s Gaza peace plan, insisting Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms. And a mother and her five-month-old baby were killed when a boat capsized in New York Harbor, and now the captain is under arrest as authorities investigate how the vessel was being operated. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

President Donald Trump unveils a new strategy to limit birthright citizenship, signing executive orders designed to succeed where his earlier effort failed in court. Plus, Thailand reels from its deadliest school shooting in years, as investigators work to determine what drove a student to carry out the attack. And Mitch McConnell returns home after nearly two months away from the Senate, but one question remains unanswered as lawmakers leave for recess. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.

Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is still too close to call after a night of razor-thin returns, with election officials continuing to count thousands of ballots. Plus, new reporting details how deeply the war with Iran has drawn down key U.S. missile stockpiles, even as the Pentagon insists the military has what it needs. And President Donald Trump orders a do-over on the White House’s new helipad after deciding weeks of construction weren’t good enough. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

Authorities have arrested a man accused of starting one of the three Spokane-area wildfires, a disaster that has already destroyed hundreds of homes and burned more than 8,000 acres. Plus, President Donald Trump has escalated his public criticism of Jeanine Pirro after she concluded contractor mistakes, not vandalism, caused the damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. And Trump says Iran has one final opportunity to reach an agreement before Iran is “decapitated,” even as Tehran continues to publicly deny direct negotiations. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche scraps President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Will the two Republican senators who insisted on it now allow his nomination to move forward? Plus, Trump says U.S. strikes on Iran are on hold again Monday morning, following Tehran’s request for a pause. And Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno publicly calls on his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, to leave Congress, bringing a bitter family dispute into one of the GOP’s most closely watched House races. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

President Donald Trump says he’s reached a historic deal to disarm Hamas, but Hamas isn’t publicly confirming it yet. Plus, Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination has stalled, but Trump is threatening to pull it instead. So how could that leave him still running the Justice Department? And a Georgia father is sentenced to 15 years for buying his son the rifle used in a deadly school shooting, adding another landmark case holding a parent criminally responsible. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, July 31, 2026.

The U.S. promised a “powerful response” after Iran targeted American forces. What comes next is becoming harder to predict. Plus, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer senators’ questions. Now his repeated response is fueling a push to hold him in contempt. And actor Jared Leto faces new sexual assault allegations spanning nearly two decades. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Iran is accused of attempting a sneak attack on U.S. forces just days after the fighting appeared to cool. The U.S. says it responded quickly, but what happens next could shape where the conflict goes from here. Plus, Anthony Fauci heads back to Capitol Hill with thousands of pages of newly released diary entries looming over the hearing. And a new photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell smiling isn’t quieting concerns about his health. Now, Kentucky’s governor is demanding something he says the public deserves to see. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Drone attacks are back, but are peace talks? President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Iran are talking again, but Tehran says that’s simply not true. Plus, two wars, two world leaders. Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in back-to-back meetings Tuesday at the White House. And Europe’s wildfire emergency keeps growing. France and Spain are battling fast-moving infernos as an intense heat wave threatens to make a bad situation even worse. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

A deadly shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves police searching for a second gunman. Investigators believe the suspects were shooting at each other, but one remains on the run. Plus, the suspect in Germany’s deadly Pride attack is dead after a confrontation with police. Now investigators are focused on what he may have planned and whether he acted alone. And Europe’s wildfire crisis keeps getting worse, with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes. The biggest challenge may still be ahead as another round of dangerous heat moves in. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, July 27, 2026.